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Tag Archives: British government
The British prime minister will leave office this month —dixit the BetFair traders.
Gordon Brown to leave office before the end of June 2009: Addendum: To the despair of both Prof Panos and Wiser Than The Crowd, here is a link back to the recent “failures” of the prediction markets.
PREDICTION MARKETS HAVE ARRIVED: The Sporting Exchange (BetFair-TradeFair) ranks #4 in the Silicon Alley Insider’s list of the top 25 digital startups, and is valued at 5 billion US dollars. (Yes, billions.)
SAI 25 Live Methodology Current listing Blog post SAI 25: THE BETFAIR PAGE Estimated Value: $5 billion Business: World’s largest Internet betting exchange where users can gamble on everything from horseracing to tennis matches. Location: London, United Kingdom More Info: … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Exchanges & Markets, Finance
Tagged Benchmark Capital, BetFair, British government, CEO, David Yu, Henry Blodget, JP Morgan Partners, London, prediction markets, SAI25, Soft Bank, Softbank, Sony DCR-DVD403E Handycam DVD Camcorder [3MP, stock, The Sporting Exchange, TradeFair, UBS Capital, United Kingdom, United States, USD, valuation, Web betting, WTO court
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Technology Prizes & Prediction Markets
ABC7 Futures Market: Will the $25 million dollar reward for developing something that will extract greenhouse gases be handed out in the next 5 years? — Virgin Earth Challenge: The Virgin Earth Challenge is a prize of $25m for whoever … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Exchanges & Markets, History, Inventions & Innovations
Tagged America, British government, Burt Rutan, carrier crafts, chemical industry, Chicago Tribune, food, franc, GBP, John Harrison, Louis Bleriot, Nakamichi SoundSpace 2 MP3 Player (ss-2), Napoleon, New York, Nicolas Appert, Paris, Paul Allen, Peter Diamandis, physical technologies, Richard Branson, Scaled Composites, space travel, SpaceShipOne, the Chicago Tribune, The Daily Mail, USD
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